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All it took was a one-month bike riding holiday in 2003 for Good Life Permaculture founder Hannah Moloney to truly fall in love with Tasmania.
‘We ended up staying for almost a year as we got heavily involved in campaigns to protect old growth forests,’ Hannah says.
‘I’ve been coming back ever since and have been based here with my husband and daughter since 2012.’
With its awe-inspiring landscapes and slower pace of living, the island state has been the ideal backdrop for Hannah and her family, who have set up their own slice of permaculture paradise on a three-quarter-acre block in Hobart.
‘We have a 100-year-old timber house we painted hot pink, and a large garden with veggies, orchards, flowers, natives, chickens, honeybees, two milking goats and our much-adored puppy, Olly,’ she adds.
Having grown up on an urban herb nursery in Brisbane, Hannah has always been passionate about sustainability and nature.
But it wasn’t until she left home and travelled Australia at 18 that she discovered the principles behind permaculture, which have since underpinned her life’s work as a solution-based activist, educator, advocate, author, and the Tasmanian host of ABC TV’s beloved Gardening Australia.
‘Permaculture is not just gardening or farming; it’s a holistic design framework that can be applied to every facet of life and society,’ Hannah explains.
Living in Hobart also means Hannah’s weekends are well spent camping, bushwalking, trail running, beaching, and exploring the best of the east coast.
‘It is eye-wateringly beautiful with small mountains, fresh waterholes, red rocks and a friendly ocean with sun rays cutting through wild and woolly cloud work — it takes my breath away every time.’
We asked Hannah for six of her favourite places to visit on a trip to Tasmania’s east coast. Find her recommendations in her own words below!
